hopIQ found 10 beers that share Novice's dry and spicy character. A novice is just starting out in monastic life, and this saison has the conviction to match: a robust, spicy blond beer, pretty dry thanks to the saison yeast. Brewed with oats at 7% ABV, it is one of the brewery's signature beers, made behind the Willibrordus Monastery in the heart of The Hague.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
A touch more citrus notes, a notch softer, no fullness — wheat character and yeast character as with Novice.
Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch less sweetness.
Structure: a notch softer
Like Novice on yeast character and wheat character — adds floral notes, but without the fullness.
Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.
Structure: very close
Mirrors Novice's fullness and wheat character, plus fruit notes, a notch stronger.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
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